The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-07-30

down | gin up, as looked round here,
that had never fried a animal stranger
lookiu' than a sheep.
And as | walked on and on and see
what did see on every side on me, in
stinctively l tied my bonnet strings
tighter than | bad ever tied 'em. for l
felt as il my brain was gettiu' onstlddy
and liable to tottcr.
Oh. the StranscncsS of them animals,
And oh, the size of them animals, And
oh. the number OF them,
My poor Josiah was too dumiouuded
to speak, though he did actually say in
a weak, awestruck whisper;
Samantha, that critter is bigger than
the horse barn"
Or, Samantha, that critters fore leg
is more'n thirty feet long, or sometimes
it would be hind leg, or anon the neck.
And then we would sec bird bgger'n
the smokchouse and the henhouse both
put together. A bird! The idee.
What must her nest be-why, bigger'n
the house and the barn-oh, dear SUI.
Wall, long enough before we got
through the rooms | ketched hold of
Josiah and hurried him away from the
seen, for felt that my bonnet strings
were a givin' way, and see glitter in
my pardner's eye that | knew meant
luny.
| then hurried him off into another
room where more peaceful sights pre-
vailed, though highheaded cnes such as
storks cranes, &c.
And as wandered here | wished that
the wimmen had seen that seemed to
be Il sutferin' for storks, haYin' to paint
'em and embroider 'em out of brass, why
| wished they could be set down here for
spell. Why, it seemed to me that they
wouldn't have stood in need of any more
storks for some time if ever. They was
truly legens.
And so was the bird nests and engines
and banners, and models of cities in the
hills and on the plains, and any other
situation, and relicts of every land and
every sea, and precious stones, and any
thing that ever was seen and ever wasn't
seen.
And as mentioned prior and before
there was that rock that fell out of another
world.
| went up and laid my hand on it. And
I,IVbat &c that fnro'
And | says, Josiah Allen, / have got
my hand on another world
'spose did look strange, my feelin's
was such. But he says:
"One world at time is my theme
Says l, feelin' soarin' and by the side
of myself, Who knows, Josiah Allen,
what strange faces have looked on this
stone, what strange flowers may have
run over it. what strange animals have
trod Oh it,
We'll, says Josiah, they wasn't
stranger than some of the animals We
have seen today-Pll bet my last cent on
that"
Wall, after SEEM every thing and far
more than everything, with totlin' brains
and wonder stricken eyes, we at last
found ourselves ON the exterior and out
side of the buildin.'
And at Josiah's request We went
through the fish department. For he
said, after lookin' at what We had, he
would love to see a good plain brook
trout, or club and some water And
he did take sights of comfort here, a
lookin' at the little fish and bigger ones
sailin' about in big jars, fish of all sizes
and kinds.
But as looked into some of the glass
jars and see the little sparks of light
sparks, containin' germ of life, why, it
seemed to me as if | was a peckin'
through the veil that ma nature hangs
over the mysterious of life and death, a
gettin' to her secrets unbeknown to her.
Why, seemed to see life before it was
materiaiiZed in matter-when it was
nuthin' but thought, flash of light.
1t made me feel queer, queerer than |
had for some time. And | felt kinder
uneasy till got outside, and was walk
in through the beautiful flower gardens
| all covered with glass.
Aud the great secrets that are goin'
on here all the time, are down under
ground more, SO, you can't see EN- SO
plain. But the trees and the flowers
have one beautiful and never can be told,
such sights and sights on 'em. Truly
there are samples here OF trees and flow
ers from all over the world, as the him
truly says:
From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strands,
And from Atrc's sunny fountains,
&c, &c, and so forth
Wall, Jest as we emerged from this
bower of beauty to the outdoor world Of
blossoms, outside, why who should we
meet but the Congressman from Loon
| town.
| he met Us " IIu Soou toai VI uiShi'y
and told me jest the first thing that die
not visit Washington the right time.
"Oh, yes | did," says l, lookiu' a
the enchantin' beauty of the seen sur
roundup me, flowers bendin' over me
and birds a siugiu' at me.
1T is decidedly the wrong time of year,
says he; Congress haint in session, yor
| can't hear the Congressmen's elegan
speeches,
NO" says, l, congressman ant
posies don't blow at the same time, but,
saws l. 'of the two believe | favor tn
posies'
He looked mad don't know to thi
day what made him, and | don't mucl
care. He was always sort of windy
high flown chap.
Wall, my pardner, proposed then tina
we should go to the place where the
made money. Aud | was agreeable t
tho idee. So we set out waikiki afoot, a
the way was but short.
But Jest before we got there who shout
we meet right face in a good-lookln COY
cred buggy, but Miss Cleveland and he
pardncr Grove.
y bystander Il standin' by told us VIII
this was.
Aud Jest as they got along even wit
US the driver stopped d moment to as
some directions where he should drive tt
and had good look at en-, and ! sc